Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in German Literature candidate, University of Wisconsin--Madison 1995-present. GPA: 3.83.

Thesis: ‘Um das Wort ballt sich der Schnee:’ Paul Celan’s Use of Snow, Ice and Glacial Imagery in His Lyric Poetry
Thesis Advisor: Professor James K. Lyon

Master’s Degree in German Literature from Brigham Young University awarded August 18, 1995. GPA: 3.78

Graduated from Brigham Young University on April 22, 1993 with a B.A. in German, minoring in both Russian and Portuguese. GPA: 3.42

Studied Biology on a work/study fellowship sponsored by the German Bundestag at Bayer Industries in Cologne, Germany July 1986 through July 1987.

Attended Utah State University 1985-86.

As an exchange student attended Burg Gymnasium in Schorndorf, Germany from September 1983 through April 1984.

EXPERIENCE

LSS Microcomputer Support Consultant at Helen C. White. Provide software and hardware support for floors four through seven. Assist in Ethernet card installation, Networking and HTML. Teach workshop classes in Introduction to Windows, Introduction to Netscape and Upgrading from Word Perfect for DOS to Word Perfect 6.1. August 1996 through Present.

Microlab Coordinator for Learning Support Services at the University of Wisconsin. Provide computer support on the LSS Helpline and teach Intro to Windows classes. April 1996 through August 1996.

Two semesters work in the Van Hise Microcomputer Lab. Provide voluntary help in software applications on both PC and Macintosh computers. September 1995 through March 1996.

Six semesters teaching experience in German 101 and 102 at BYU. Supervised, prepared daily lesson plans, and administered tests and quizzes to classes of 20-25 students. One semester was spent team-teaching with another graduate student. September 1993 through June 1995.

Supervisor of small construction crew. Main duties included purchasing materials, planning and constructing outdoor (wooden) decks for large homes, framing of unfinished basements to prepare for sheetrocking in Washington, D.C. metro area. June 1992 through August 1992.

Worked four months on San Juan Island, WA laying concrete foundations for several homes, building decks, finishing garages, and many other construction related jobs. Employed by John Sorenson of Friday Harbor, Washington. May 1991 through August 1991.

Self-supportive in college by waiting tables and cooking in restaurant setting. Provo, Utah. June 1990 through April 1992.

Worked at Bayer Industries in Leverkusen Germany. Performed fungicidal experiments on barley and rape seed. All test results were written in German and submitted to the supervising professor. January 1987 through July 1987.

Served two years in Brazil, São Paulo area as a volunteer representative of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Activities included voluntary service, teaching, and supervising about 25 other representatives. January 1988 through January 1990.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Technical Supervisor of the International Brecht Society homepage, which I both created and currently maintain. This page is located at http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/german/brecht/index.html All work is done under the supervision of the IBS Managing Editor, Marc Silberman.

Co-author and co-maintain the Paul Celan Homepage with Alan Ng. This page is dedicated to promoting the works of Paul Celan. Its current location is http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/german/celan/index.html

Translated Homepage of LPage.Com into German for commercial use. Located at http://www.lpage.com/ Refer to Frank Starsinic (frank@Lpage.com) of Lpage Internet Services - 7909 Walerga Rd. Suite 112-183, Antelope, CA 95843 - (916) 722-0592

Provided film voice-over into German for Madison Productions Incorporated. 2987 Yarmouth Greenway Dr. Madison, WI. (608) 277-8900.

SKILLS

Proficient in MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Norton Desktop, and Windows 95. Also adept in word processing programs such as WordPerfect 7 and Microsoft Word 7.0. Transposed the complete works of Paul Celan onto computer. Knowledgeable in Wiscworld version 2.5, Eudora Pro 3.0 E-mail, Netscape 3.01 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01. Also well versed in HTML editing and Java Script. Have been providing computer related support in the Microlab in the Van Hise building for the past two semesters.

HONORS / AWARDS

Awarded First Place in the "Critical Essay, Student" Division of the 1995 Literature and Belief contest at Brigham Young University with essay entitled "Frozen Salvation: Paul Celan’s Use of Ice and Snow in Post-Holocaust Lyric Poetry"

Recipient of a full fellowship sponsored by the Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program for Young Professionals Year long residence in Germany in work/study environment. July 1986 through July 1987.

Academic and Music Scholarship--Utah State University. October 1985 through January 1986.

"Freewares" Learning Trends - Issue 3, Vol.3. University of Wisconsin Learning Support Services Publication. August/September 1996. 4.

"Destructionalist or Constructionalist: Paul Celan’s use of Ice, Snow, and Atoms in Lyric Poetry." DIE SCHRIFT - Student Literary Journal of Germanic and Slavic Languages at Brigham Young University. April 1995. 42-55.

"Untitled, Short Story" Crucible ‘86 Utah State University Annual Art and Literature Magazine. April 1986. 14-16.

“Frozen Salvation: Paul Celan’s Use of Ice and Snow in Post-Holocaust Lyric Poetry” Paper presented at the Brigham Young University Literature and Belief Colloquium 1995, March 31, Sponsored by Dr. Richard Cracroft and the Center for the Study of Christian Values in Literature and the College of Humanities.